carpe diem. carpe luna.

carpe diem. carpe luna. http://planggacious.multiply.com/ i am a lunatic with my own theme. a lot of people tell me that i do a lot of things at any one time. i concede: i don't know anyone else in my circle who has the same career as i and maintains the same lifestyle as i. no one is crazy enough as i. but i love doing everything at the same time. i love multi-tasking. i love the challenge of maintaining quality work despite the quantity of the things i do. i love running around in circles and crooked lines. woe to anyone who will ever think that taking the straight, narrow, ordinary path is a possibility for me. carpe diem! and since i am a creature of the night as well, carpe luna. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:03:01 -0000 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:55:09 -0000 carpe diem. carpe luna. http://images.planggacious.multiply.com/logo http://planggacious.multiply.com 100 100 happy smileys rauf is such a smiler... http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/48/happy_smileys_ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:55:09 -0000 enlighten me Tobias v Abalos, 239 SCRA 106  The Constitution clearly provides that the House of Representatives shall be composed of not more than two hundred fifty members, unless otherwise fixed by law.  The inescapable import of the latter clause is that the present composition of Congress may be increased if Congress itself so mandates through a legislative enactment Mariano v COMELEC, 242 SCRA 211 The Constitution clearly provides that Congress shall be composed of not more than two hundred fifty (250) members, unless otherwise fixed by law.  As thus worded, the Constitution did not preclude Congress from increasing its membership by passing a law, other than a general reapportionment law. and now, this: Sema v COMELEC and Dilangalen (G.R. No. 177597, 16 July 2008) The Constitution empowered Congress to create or reapportion legislative districts, not the regional assemblies.  Section 3 of the Ordinance to the Constitution which states, “[A]ny province that may hereafter be cr... http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/75/enlighten_me Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:02:47 -0000 balai laiya 2008 thanks for the mini-vacay, gf & pat! photo credits: robin lim & tin landazabal-lim http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/47/balai_laiya_2008 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:35:35 -0000 two fighter brides independence day 2008 was not an ordinary day for my best friend and her partner of four years. at sunset, they exchanged vows, promising to love each other for the rest of their lives. despite all the odds, this leo and arian decided to commit themselves to each other, witnessed and forged by us their closest friends, and confirmed by the jealous sea. strangely, the skies were also in favor of the little ceremony: nary a wind created a rustle over the japanese paper lanterns that mich had painstakingly crafted by hand. to say that arlene's and patricia's lives have been interesting is an understatement. fascinating, yes. complex, definitely. breathtakingly, madly, beautiful. i rest my case. theirs is a relationship tested by time, distance, circumstance and temptation. to my two fighter brides, i only hope that the tests become less frequent, and that your love for each other continue to grow. stay strong. Photo credits: Robin Lim & Tin Landazabal-Lim http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/46/two_fighter_brides Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:09:59 -0000 rauf's baptism <a class="select" href="http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/43/raufs_baptism">Link</a> slowly catching-up on posting stuff here on multiply. slow and sure... slow and sure... mahina ang kalaban :) http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/74/raufs_baptism Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:37:37 -0000 first mall outing! i refused to bring rauf to the mall until after he was baptized. last father's day, randy & i finally decided to bring him to powerplant in rockwell. of course, he was asleep 60% of the time... hehehe :) thanks to tito niccolo for taking these pics. http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/44/first_mall_outing Thu, 3 Jul 2008 04:43:52 -0000 rauf's baptism 06.07.08 Parish of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary West Triangle, Quezon City http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/43/raufs_baptism Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:04:35 -0000 obama the victor! <h1> Obama clinches nomination; Clinton seeks VP spot </h1> By TOM RAUM and NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writers 7 minutes ago ST. PAUL, Minn. - Cheered by a roaring crowd, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat. "America, this is our moment," the 46-year-old senator and one-time community organizer said in his first appearance as t... http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/72/obama_the_victor Wed, 4 Jun 2008 05:11:30 -0000 shopping on multiply i am a neophyte at shopping online or here in multiply.  but after the great experience i had with angel (and diane) via her <a href="http://babyuno.multiply.com">babyuno enterprise</a>, i decided to try <a href="http://indigomanila.multiply.com">another multiply site</a> which also had great reviews, both online and in print.  (i ordered organic baby bath products and deposited the amount due on the same day.) this time, the shopping experience is kinda leaving a sour taste in my mouth. where babyuno immediately replies to your texts, this one barely even tries to make an effort.  where i didn't have to call babyuno to confirm payment receipt, this one barely even acknowledged a desperate call i made just to check if they, indeed, got the deposit i made. bad business. bad.  and until now i have no friggin' idea if they really got my payment or not.  but i have the deposit slip to prove it, just in case. i will know in 24 hours or less if they will prove me wrong and make my choice to shop with them worthwhile despite the non-communication.  and... http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/71/shopping_on_multiply Tue, 20 May 2008 08:24:29 -0000 the conspiracy of silence all throughout my 6-year stay in UP Law, i was surrounded by close girlfriends who decided (either by choice or by chance) to have kids while in school.  they carried their pregnancy with ease and grace.  in fact, one of my closest friends, at the height of her first pregnancy (she had 4 children all in all while in law) during our sophomore year, even had the audacity to correct judge salazar in our crim 2 class: judge salazar:  mrs. perey, what are the elements of this crime? lumen:  sir, it's miss perey.  (without batting an eyelash.  and she was 6 months round when this happened) when it was time to give birth, they didn't even have to file for a leave of absence.  lumen's maximum "maternity leave" was 2 weeks, even after giving birth to twins.  lyne's too.  yet never, NEVER, did i hear them tell me or anyone else how difficult it is to be a mom... how praning you would be watching over your baby, scared of what would happen to him in his... http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/70/the_conspiracy_of_silence Sun, 11 May 2008 14:24:22 -0000 faces because being rauf's mom is my only job for now... and my foremost job forever. :) http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/42/faces Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:57:39 -0000 nikko's take on rauf http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/41/nikkos_take_on_rauf Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:06:09 -0000 quick everything since march 31, it's been "quick everything" for me... quick shortened pregnancy of just 35 weeks. (oh. except for the labor part. let's not go there...) quick recovery from CS.  (was up & about in less than 12 hours.  i refused to use a bedpan after those agonizing hours in the delivery room!) quick meals (at the start, it was due to loss of appetite.  now, it's just because there's no time.  why is it that when i start to sit down & eat, rauf fusses & then wakes up??? must it be because he was used to eating with me for 8 months?  hehehe...) quick forays outside the house.  (okay. just once. when i went to st. luke's yesterday for my check-up.  couldn't resist NOT texting mommy to check up on rauf.  hehe.) quick banyo time (no yaya yet, just mommy helping us out.  hence, it's me & rauf, one on one.) quick weight loss (oh yessss!!! i am now at 118lbs, from my pre-delivery weight of 138lbs.  and only in two, yes two, weeks!) an... http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/68/quick_everything Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:48:57 -0000 family :) whatever we have, we know we're a family :) http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/40/family_ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:06:57 -0000 homebound finally home after 11 days in the nursery! http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/38/homebound Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:52:06 -0000 fast forward to motherhood <a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/R-wKMQoKCD0AACLrNkA1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.planggacious.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R-wKMQoKCD0AACLrNkA1/smiley.JPG?et=jTJz33mzHprrG6AUaCBJjw&nmid=&nmid=90247072" border="0"></a> after almost 33 hours of being in bed no. 2 of the st. luke's delivery room, i gave birth last april 1 at 35 weeks.  had to go through a c-section because my cervix refused to fully dilate.  (duh... wasn't due for 5 more weeks!)  seeing baby rauf (pronounced ra-OOF) makes everything worth all the moans, groans, sweat & tears. BUT i swear i will not go through that harrowing experience ever again.  (erase harrowing experience here lest i scare all my single female friends) my baby is still being kept under close watch at the st. luke's nursery for infections and other complications he got due to prematurity.  but thank God he's strong enough not to need to be placed inside an isolette/incubator.  despite my own need for rest, i am prepping myself for the daily visits to the nursery to breastfeed him. and so the path to motherhood has begun.  wish me luck. http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/67/fast_forward_to_motherhood Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:37:35 -0000 rafael antonio (suddenly) born at 35 weeks... http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/37/rafael_antonio Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:54:40 -0000 rafael antonio one week old today... http://planggacious.multiply.com/video/item/2/rafael_antonio Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:50:38 -0000 shopping for baby FOR THE MOMMY- (AND DADDY) TO-BE i am writing this down to help those who, like me, are stuck with doing baby shopping duties almost-at-the-last-minute.  i am not a big spender, but neither am i a cheapskate.  i always work on a budget, so luxury items are a no-no for me.  i buy branded stuff for big purchases (like shoes and bags for me.  or in this case, baby bottles.), but i also make sure that when i buy "generic", the quality and the material are like the branded ones. before starting to shop for starters, i got my ESSENTIALS LIST from different sources:  i asked my co-workers and  friends who have kids for info; i copied lists from the books i've been reading (from the hips; what to expect when you're expecting); i surfed online (only to find that the useful lists that were applicable to filipinos could be found in the forums.  there's no online resource, or at least i couldn't find one).  what hurt my ego was, when i went to the baby compan... http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/66/shopping_for_baby Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:23:19 -0000 help??! i have been PM-ing (personal messaging) some online sellers about some stuff.  most of them reply to my posts/messages, but the problem lies with me.  after reading a reply, either I reply ASAP or leave the message & move on to other posts. and now, now that i need some details, i can't find the PMs.  where, oh where, in the realm of multiply & my site can i find old PMs??? seriously, i don't know where to find them... thanks for any help  =) =) =) http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/63/help Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:12:33 -0000 the longest wait soon... you're coming in a few weeks, and i dare not hope you arrive earlier than expected.  but the waiting game is getting to me.  still, i will wait.  take your own sweet time.  we will see each other. soon. http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/62/the_longest_wait Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:47:44 -0000 smartphone? <a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/R8944AoKCD0AAGXWJgc1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.planggacious.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R8944AoKCD0AAGXWJgc1/bberry.jpg?et=ypMaRR%2C%2By81zlyovst6N9Q&nmid=" border="0"></a> randy gifted me with a new BlackBerry Pearl.  this is my first time to own a BlackBerry and i'm still  figuring things out slowly... still, it's cute and stylish and small enough for me.  it's great with calls, but not so much with text messaging (or have we just been too spoiled by nokia?).  i am definitely still struggling with the 2-letter qwerty keypad.  camera resolution is quite good, considering that it's only at 1.3 megapixels. i'm still figuring out if i can use its other features even if i'm just on a prepaid globe line. happy-techie-kalikot days are here again... <img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/wink.png"> (photo from www.blackberry.com) http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/61/smartphone Thu, 6 Mar 2008 04:56:46 -0000 the 11th congress minority staff our own fashion shoot =) happy, happy memories with nad, markk & yra! http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/35/the_11th_congress_minority_staff Mon, 3 Mar 2008 11:44:32 -0000 a statement from malcolm hall A CALL FOR TRUTH AND ACCOUNTABILITY (A Statement of Members of the UP Law Faculty and Students)   We are members of the faculty and students of the College of Law of the University of the Philippines. As lawyers, educators, students of the law and citizens, we applaud the courage of Mr. Jun Lozada, who has volunteered information at great risk to himself and to his family. We also, by this collective statement, express our outrage and indignation at the official response to the recent revelations on the NBN-ZTE controversy. We call on the concerned public officers to do what is right. Public Office is a Public Trust. This is the core principle of our republican and democratic nation. In the wake of the initial revelations of Mr. Jose De Venecia III, Chairperson Romulo Neri and the more recent revelations Engineer Jun Lozada, the silence and inaction of the President and the Ombudsman directly violate this core principle. Under the Constitution, the Ombudsman is an independent... http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/60/a_statement_from_malcolm_hall Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:05:55 -0000 A.S.A.R. ka na ba? The Law Student Government Coordinating Council (UP Law Student Govt, Ateneo School of Law Student Council, UST Faculty of Civil Law Student Council and UE Law Student Government) invites you to <a href="http://a.s.a.r.an/">A.S.A.R.an</a> on 2/22@2.  (Feb 22, 2008 Friday @ 2pm).  A.S.A.R. stands for Advocacy for Sustained Accountability and Reforms.   2pm - forum: Chika with Jun Lozada (Ateneo School of Law) 4:30pm - motorcade of Ateneo & UST Law Student Council to UP, and UP Law assembly at Malcolm Hall 5pm - sunduan ng kolehiyo sa UP (UP Law) 6pm - <a href="http://a.s.a.r.an/">A.S.A.R.an</a> (Quezon Hall, UP Diliman) - convergence of various groups in a cultural night / candle lighting for truth and accountability.  with Jun Lozada as special guest and performances from an Ateneo band, poetry reading from UST, etc. /  Mass of undergraduate UST students in UST Wear white.  Please spread the word.  Tnx! ----------- Law students to fete Lozada By Abigail Kwok INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:01:00 02/20/2008 MANILA, Phili... http://planggacious.multiply.com/journal/item/59/A.S.A.R._ka_na_ba Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:03:43 -0000 nikko mango it's been years since he got his own birthday cake!!! hahaha... :) http://planggacious.multiply.com/photos/album/32/nikko_mango Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:37:23 -0000